Frank Caldwell, Sandwell Council's Museums Manager, said: "The body protected by the mortsafe belonged to a young woman who we found suffered from a disfiguring skin and bone disease. It meant that her remains would have fetched a premium for the body snatchers and that would be why her body was protected by the mortsafe - her family were concerned that it would be stolen."

Project models face of Welsh Roman citizen

A portrait of a Roman citizen who lived in south Wales in approximately AD 200 has been created using archaeological and forensic techniques. The remains of the man, who is believed to have been roughly 40 years of age when he died, were discovered in Caerleon in 1995 and have been on display at the village's National Roman Legion Museum since 2002. The painting can now also be viewed by visitors to the centre, alongside further evidence gained as a result of the project.

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